A case of fatal gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis

Abstract

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode with a complex life cycle. It is usually asymptomatic in healthy host however it may be a life threatening condition in immunocompromised patients when hyperinfection is associated with disseminated disease. However, reports of gastric involvement are rare. This is a case report of fatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to hyperinfection with S. stercoralis in a Burmawi male patient after brief corticosteroid therapy.

A Case of Gastroduodenal Strongyloidiasis Causing Protein Losing Enteropathy

“…Apart from these, there was no evidence of malignancy/granuloma or other abnormal findings. immunocompromised the seemingly innocuous cause visceral larval dissemination leading to cataclysmic Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome which left untreated can cause mortality around 50-70% [1].…”